Thoughts for another day

August 6, 2012.

Today's verse: 1 Kings 9:3. And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Whatever God says, He does and if He speaks, He also honors every Word that comes forth from His mouth.  What does that have to do with our Scripture is what I'd wonder if I were to read this.  Let me tell you an experience I had on a visit to the Holy Land.  Now, the Temple that Solomon built isn't there nor is there any sign of it ever being constructed.  In its place is the al-aqsa mosque that the arabs built.  The only object that is a remnant of the Solomon time and in Old Jerusalem, is the Western wall, built at the foot of the western side of the mount on which the Temple was built, which has survived the passage of time and today is a hallowed place for Jewish prayer.

Going to this place, I too went like the Jews and leaned on the wall with my hands up, remembering the glory of God at the place when Solomon had built it and dedicated it; and what it had come to mean to the average Jew.  As I was praying, my eyes filled with tears and I could sense His Spirit, strong and alive, over there and consequently over me and I couldn't help but worship Him.  And I remembered the above Scripture, the Word of God which He told Solomon particularly, 'Mine eyes and Mine heart shall be there perpetually.'  Oh God I cried out, reign O Lord God, in the hearts of men just as You are in this place.  The entire experience was both serene and comforting and filling.

God is everywhere my friend, but there're places where He has said He will be and He is; even in the poor and the down-trodden.  It's up to us to engage in these people or in the places or whatever it be, so we can experience His peace and love and be renewed in our spirits that we worship Him even better.  And then reach out to His people, spreading His Word and bringing them His comfort.